Focus on Tignes & Val d’Isere this week. 2 new super big paintings from Toviere and Col Du Palet. There are a couple of more recent ones from Val D’Isere and Grande Motte among some older favourites.
This has to be one of my favourite ski areas of all time. The big draw is the Grande Motte glacier, not just for so many great memories but I think this is one of the most epic glaciers in the Alps. Its big, high and attracts powder like a magnet. Lots of room to play about and a great piste Leisse off the back which seems to hang onto deep powder and keep a pocket hidden away ready for me. And all this excitement without even going to any off piste options.
Its probably not the fact that this is an amazing glacier that really gets me desperate to go back again and again, but I love stopping for coffee at the top of the Funicular especially during a heavy blizzard when it seems like you are the only skier left on planet earth, even though I mostly Board at Tignes. This just feels like such an amazing place to sit, chill and contemplate a beautiful coffee, but French Standards anyway.
Then add this to my favourite cafe in Val d’Isere, the Sun Bar which sits at the bottom of the Face de Bellavarde. Love to sit here after a hair raising descent with little to no grip on a blunt board picking my way down through the rare grippy patch on a well worn Face. Its just feels right to sit here and watch the world go by. No scary French waiters to deal with either makes this super relaxing.
Next up to the furthest reach and sit above the Olympique cable car for a spot of lunch before heading all the way back again, magic.
Tignes, Val d’Isere skiing and snowboarding paintings https://petecaswell.co.uk/wp2/product-tag/tignes/
Prints from Tignes and Val d’Isere https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/pete-caswell.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=585634
Love to Tignes and see you next season. Or maybe I should squeeze a crafty summer ski in. I am so tempted especially as the apartment prices are close to zero in the summer.
Ready for summer check out the latest sunset paintings https://petecaswell.co.uk/wp2/product-category/sunset-paintings/
and sunset prints https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/pete-caswell.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=495527
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